S06.8A6

⚠ Non-billable (Header)

Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.

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⚠️ Excludes2

inherited from S06.8A

Rules from parent category S06.8A: Primary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified

• traumatic cerebral edema (S06.1)

Child Codes (3)

S06.8A6APrimary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, initial encounter✓ Billable S06.8A6DPrimary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, subsequent encounter✓ Billable S06.8A6SPrimary blast injury of brain, not elsewhere classified with loss of consciousness greater than 24 hours without return to pre-existing conscious level with patient surviving, sequela✓ Billable

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Code Information

CodeS06.8A6

BillableNo — Header code

ParentS06.8A

CategoryInjury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Excludes10 rule(s)

Excludes21 note(s)

Child codes3

Data Source

CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)